SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the Contract Administration Quality Assurance Program (CAQAP) Waterfront QAS Code 131C Branch, Code 131 Division, Quality Assurance Department Head Code 130 of MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying the full range of engineering, principles, concepts, and methodology related to ship repair/shipbuilding quality assurance programs.

Experience inspecting work accomplished and oversight of contracted services in the area of visual inspection (VT) and dye-penetrant testing (PT).

Experience planning and managing a quality control program while maintaining good working relationships with contracted shipyards and their subcontractors.

Experience investigating, analyzing and effecting corrective action on complex quality problems.

Experience reading and interpreting contract specifications and engineering drawings, preparing written reports, and making oral presentations.

Experience training other organizations, such as ship forces personnel, implementing the Quality Assurance Program during their ship's availability.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will plan and oversee implementation of training programs to develop and maintain capability in newer procedures and modifications of older procedures.
• You will review work of subordinates in relation to branch and division objectives to ensure conformance to established quality objectives and practices.
• You will develop metrics to provide predictive tools for identifying contractor performance and government oversight deficiencies and develop corrective actions to address the identified issues.
• You will manage the CAQAP Corrective Action program within the Navy Maintenance Data system (NMD) including the investigation of complex quality issues, develop, issue, and track availability level A and B CAR.